Improvement in portable billiard-tables



E. HUNT.

Improvement in Portable Billiard-Tables.

NO. 121,886, PatentedJuneH,1872.

'Mi'izawwewr AMPHOTU'LIIHOGHAPHIC CQMY. (0350353 PROCESS) UNITED STATESPATENT QFFIGE.

EDWARD HUNT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT lN PORTABLE B ILLIARD-TA BLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 127,886, dated J une11, 1872.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HUNT, of the city and county of Philadelphiaand State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inPortable Billiard-Tables; and I do hereby declare the following is aclear and exact description of the nature thereof, sufficient to enableothers skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to fullyunderstand and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing making part of this specification, in which Figure l is a bottomview of the device illustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection. Fig. 3 is atransverse section on line 90 m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in the severalfigures.

This invention consists in legs hinged to the under side of the'bed ofthe billiard-table, and screws passing through the frame thereof forholding the legs in position to support the table. It also consists in arack and an elastic holder for supportingthe cues beneath the bed of thetable. It also consists in an inwardlyopening drawer or drawers, closingoutwardly against the side or end piece of the frame of the table. Itfinally consists in springs in combination with the drawers.

Referring to the drawing, A represents the top and bed of abilliard-table, which may be of ordinary form and construction, and issupported on the frame B. 0 represents the legs of the table. These legsare hinged to the under side of thebed orbottom piece thereof, so as tofold against said bed or piece when the table is not required for use.When the legs are extended they support the table, and are retained inplace by screws D, which pass through the end or side-pieces of theframe B and enter the upper portions of the legs, so as to draw thelatter firmly against the adjacent portions of the frame and hold themsecurely and immovably in place. E represents a rack, which is arrangedtransversely or longitudinally under the bed, and consists of a strip orpiece secured to the bed or bottom piece thereof, and having a series ofopenings, into which will be passed or inserted the cues F, which arefurther retained in place by an elastic holder, G, arranged relativelyunder bed, and consisting of a strip of rubber with a series of staplesor fastening devices to form 'a number of divisions equal to the.openings in the rack, whereby the cues are held at opposite ends by therack and elastic strip, respectively. Beneath the bed is hung one ormore drawers, H.

In opening the drawer, it is adapted to slide away from the side or endpiece of the frame with which it is arranged, and in closing to slidetoward the same, so that if the table rests on said side or end piece,the drawer will remain closed, since it has abearing or stop on the sideor end piece. The drawer or drawers will receive the balls, chalk, 850.,when the table is not in use. In order to hold the drawer in place whenthe table is laid on the end or side opposite to that wherewith thedrawer is arranged, or is being transported, springs J are so located asto press against the drawer and increase the friction between the drawerand its supports.

When it is desired to fold the table for transportation or storage thelegs are swung down or removed, and their lower ends inserted inopenings in the rack and their upper ends passed under the elasticholder G. The cues are also applied to the rack, and their handle-endsintroduced under the holder G. The balls, chalks, &c., are placed in thedrawer H, and thus all the movable parts of the game are folded orstowed away and nicely held in place, the under side of the bed forminga complete rack for said parts, as represented in Fig. 1, in whichcondition the table may be hung up or laid away without danger of escapeof the cues, &c. p

-I lay no claim whatsoever to the broad idea or principle of arrangingor storing the cues, balls, 8150., beneath the bed of the billiardtable,nor to racks, drawers, or otherwise for such purpose; but,

Having described my invention, what I do claim as new, and, desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The legs 0, hinged to the billiardtable beneath its bed, and thescrews D passing 4. The springs J, in combination with the through theframe B of the table, operating drawers H, substantially as described.

in the manner and for the purpose described. The above signed by me this15th day of 2. The eombination,witl1 the billiard-table, April, 1872. ofthe rack E and elastic holder, substantially EDWARD HUNT. as and for thepurpose described.

3. The drawer or drawers H, opening in Witnesses: wardly and closingoutwardly against the side JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, or end piece of thetable frame, substantially ALFRED O. SAVIDGE.

as and for the purpose described.

